"fishlore" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From fish + lore. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fish|lore}} fish + lore Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fishlore (uncountable)
  1. The knowledge, stories, and traditions associated with angling or fishing. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fishlore-en-noun-z1hRXKJv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 63 37
  2. The knowledge, science, or study of fish; ichthyology. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-fishlore-en-noun-M5IdfUDL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fish-lore, fish lore

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